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  • noun Plural form of amethyst.

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Examples

  • And the rocks were amethysts, the same violet as Taylor's eyes.

    Martha Frankel: RIP, Ms. Taylor Martha Frankel 2011

  • "I've never forgotten the drip of the seed-amethysts, though I don't remember your mother's name."

    CHAPTER III 2010

  • And the rocks were amethysts, the same violet as Taylor's eyes.

    Martha Frankel: RIP, Ms. Taylor Martha Frankel 2011

  • His voice was low and deep, with a dangerous, aggressive edge, and his eyes flashed like dark amethysts in his face.

    Venom Jennifer Estep 2010

  • His voice was low and deep, with a dangerous, aggressive edge, and his eyes flashed like dark amethysts in his face.

    Venom Jennifer Estep 2010

  • Chopard's glittering kitten necklace, valued at over $700,000, features amethysts, yellow sapphires and over 8,000 diamonds.

    Stars Sparkle Amid Chopard's Jewels 2010

  • In the 3rd century, Heliogabalus, renowned for enjoying cruel jokes, served up grains of gold mixed in with the peas, and amethysts, rubies and pearls in other dishes.

    The Biggest Feasts Ever Nichola Fletcher 2010

  • Sissy was wearing her best day gown of purple velvet, adorned with the amethysts she donned only for special occasions.

    A Hellion in Her Bed Sabrina Jeffries 2010

  • A third box contained a crown covered with uncut sapphires, rubies, and amethysts.

    HITLER’S HOLY RELICS Sidney D. Kirkpatrick 2010

  • On the table, in a wicker tray, there are blue stones, polished amethysts, inky-black pebbles from a stream, marbles with clouds of color like smoke trapped inside.

    The New Yorker Stories Ann Beattie 2010

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  • plural of amethyst

    April 5, 2009